ayuntamiento

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ayuntamiento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑˌjʊntəˈmjɛntoʊ/, /ə-/, /aɪ-/, /-jun-/, /-mi.ˈɛn-/ === Noun === ayuntamiento (plural ayuntamientos) A corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen. == Spanish == === Etymology === From obsolete ayuntar ("join, gather") + -miento, ultimately from Latin adiūnctus, a contraction of ad- + iūnctus. Note how ayuntamiento preserves the Latin palatal – as does yunta ("yoke [of oxen], team [of horses]"), but not junto ("together"). Both terms equally derive from iūnctus, but only the latter underwent velarisation. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ento Syllabification: a‧yun‧ta‧mien‧to === Noun === ayuntamiento m (plural ayuntamientos) city council, town council, council (a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen) Synonym: alcaldía city hall, town hall Synonym: alcaldía (obsolete, uncountable) sexual intercourse === Further reading === “ayuntamiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025